Re: Ken's 1937 120 Touring Sedan

Posted by Ken_P On 2021/3/26 8:14:42

Big day in my Packard world - just ordered new tires!

I ended up going with 7.00-16 Firestone wide whites from Universal Tire. They had them in stock, with a late 2020 date code! I typically prefer blackwall tires, but in this case, with a black car, and lots of oxidation on the original paint below the beltline, the whitewalls make the car look more elegant and draw your eyes away from the flaws in the paint!

Quite the price once I got tubes and freight tacked on. I'll have to order tube flaps from somewhere else; Universal didn't have them in stock.

I'll post pictures once they get here and I have them installed. My old tires are date code 98 (as in 1998!), so I decided to replace the tires before they're AACA eligible, now that I'm finally starting to put some miles on the old girl. They look fine, and hold air fine, but I'm nervous running around on 23 year old tires, especially here in Norfolk where I often have to get on the freeway just to get away from the city. Plus, I like having my kids in the car with me - not worth the risk of a blowout.

In other news, I've been prepping for a final flush of the cooling system with evaporust. It's starting to warm up here, and I want to get everything squared away before it gets too hot!